One of the richest black neighborhoods in the U.S.

Why it’s one of the richest black neighborhoods in the U.S.

The streets are tree-lined with single-family brick homes. Children run in spacious backyards under the hot summer sun and during winter snowfalls.

 

Cambria Heights is the quintessential suburban middle-class community and sounds like your average American neighborhood, but for the many families living in this predominantly black community, it’s not.

 

Cambria Heights is a sociologist’s dream case-study — 98 percent of the residents are black and the community boasts a median household income twice the nation’s average. Unfortunately, this is an uncommon reality in the U.S. where many black communities struggle to stay above the poverty line.

 

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  1. Denise Leader Said,

    St. Albans, Cambria Heights, Springfield Gardens! As a child a child of the 60′s and 70′s these neighborhoods in Queens NY is where I was born, went to school, where my future was shaped. What a rich multi-cultural setting to a good start in life. Lots of good times.

    Posted on May 26th, 2012 at 8:11 am

  2. Elise Bullock-Winn Said,

    Queens in the Hooouse!

    Posted on May 26th, 2012 at 11:59 am

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